Last year her father (we are divorced) decided that she would give her nappies(drynites) to Santa. She would have maybe 2 nights no wetting then night 3 wet the bed(this continued for several weeks) As result she has been wearing drynites to bed ever since (I don't have a problem with this as I wet the bed till I was 8) Her father has told her that she is giving up her drynites to Santa again this year. I'm worried that this is putting added pressure on her that she can't cope with. Many thanks Kath
Hi Kath – one of the common misconceptions surrounding bedwetting is that children somehow have control over the situation and if presented with adequate motivation to stop will do so. It reminds me a little of my mother’s effort to try and wean me off my dummy at the age of 3 years – I don’t think I was very happy with Santa that year! Given the age of your daughter, your family history and the frequency of her bedwetting it is highly unlikely that she is ready to sleep through the night without wetting. When genetics come into play we generally find that children become dry around a similar age to their parent, which in your case equates to around two more years of wet nights. If your daughter is showing a strong desire to become dry you could always look into introducing a conditioning alarm. Removal of her DryNites is unlikely to make any difference to her nighttime bladder habits and like you suggest, may in fact make her feel that she has somehow failed when she doesn’t become dry on her own. Continue to provide her with support and understanding, reassure her that her bedwetting will come to an end when her body develops to a point where it can store the amount of urine her bladder produces overnight.
Regards,
Dr Cathrine
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